全民英檢初級至高級單字 &托福單字
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Day 328 Nov. 5
hesitancy [}hGzDtDnsi] n. 猶豫；遲疑不決
I noticed a certain hesitancy in her voice.
hes.i.tant [}hGzDtDnt] adj. 躊躇的；遲疑的showing hesitation; not quite willing
I was hesitant about jumping into the lake.
He’s hesitant about signing the contract.
hesitantly adv.
She hesitantly asked a stranger for directions.
hes.i.tate [}hGzD`tet] v. 躊躇；遲疑；猶豫 (86) 96指
He hesitated before crossing the street.
She hesitated for a second before she picked up the phone. 【hesitate + to V】
Tom hesitated to ask Doris to the dance because he was afraid that she’d say no.
hesitation [`hGzD}teNDn] n. 躊躇；遲疑；猶豫 97學
He asked me to marry him, and I said “yes” without hesitation.
The brave child picked up the garden snake without hesitation.
After a moment’s hesitation, he agreed.
omen ['omDn] n. 前兆；預兆；兆頭
a bad /good omen // an omen of death /disaster
I hope the rainbow is an omen of what’s to come.
He was convinced that seeing the black cat was a bad omen.
om.i.nous ['AmDnDs] adj. 不祥的；不吉的 threatening
That man’s angry threats are ominous; he may hurt someone.
There were ominous dark clouds gathering overhead.
an ominous threat of war // an ominous silence
ominously adv.
A threat of war loomed ominously.
The sky was ominously dark.
vogue [vog] n. 1. 時尚；流行 à in vogue 正在流行的
Platform shoes are back in vogue. // Black is in vogue again.
The clothes that are in vogue this season will change next year.
2. (用單數) 流行的事物；時髦的事物
Thin mustaches used to be the vogue.
au.da.cious [C}deNDs] adj. 大膽的；魯莽的 daring
~ audacious behavior /decisions
~ an audacious plan to take control of the company
The boy was audacious in yelling at his father.
au.dac.i.ty [C}d$sDti] n. 大膽；無畏；魯莽；放肆
I can’t believe he had the audacity to call your father at 3 a.m.
She had the audacity to tell him off. 她真有膽量叫他走開
He had the audacity to suggest that it was all my fault.
She had the audacity to say I was too fat.
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